Peptides

Papers
(The H4-Index of Peptides is 21. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Transcardiac gradients of pro-cholecystokinin, cholecystokinin, and gastrin in patients with and without heart failure with reduced ejection fraction108
Peptide antagonists of NMDA receptors: Structure-activity relationships for potential therapeutics68
Corrigendum to “Oxytocin attenuates cardiac hypertrophy by improving cardiac glucose metabolism and regulating OXTR/JAK2/STAT3 axis” [Peptides 182 (2024) 171323]67
Plant-derived peptides improving lipid and glucose metabolism65
Synergistic interaction between DAMGO-NH2 and NOP01 in peripherally acting antinociception in two mouse models of formalin pain58
Design of melanogenesis regulatory peptides derived from phycocyanin of the microalgae Spirulina platensis47
Neandertal introgression and accumulation of hypomorphic mutations in the neuropeptide S (NPS) system promote attenuated functionality46
Editorial Board43
Intracerebroventricular administration of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) enhances thigmotaxis and induces anxiety-like behavior in the goldfish Carassius auratus38
Dual-agonist incretin peptides from fish with potential for obesity-related Type 2 diabetes therapy – A review32
Neuropeptides affecting social behavior in mammals: Oxytocin32
NDP-MSH treatment recovers marginal lungs during ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP)31
Editorial Board30
MicroRNA regulation of islet and enteroendocrine peptides: Physiology and therapeutic implications for type 2 diabetes28
Transforming growth factor-β induced protein regulates pulmonary fibrosis via the G-protein signaling modulator 2 /Snail axis27
Overexpressed beta cell CART increases insulin secretion in mouse models of insulin resistance and diabetes26
Irisin alleviates high glucose-induced hypertrophy in H9c2 cardiomyoblasts by inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress24
Editorial Board24
Adropin transgenesis improves recognition memory in diet-induced obese LDLR-deficient C57BL/6J mice23
ACE2 suppresses the inflammatory response in LPS-induced porcine intestinal epithelial cells via regulating the NF-κB and MAPK pathways22
Orexin (hypocretin) participates in central autonomic regulation during fight-or-flight response21
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